A team of eight psychiatrists and 35 psychotherapists from Shanghai and Shaanxi Province has started treating mental problems among patients and medical workers at Leishenshan Hospital. As COVID-19 has caused panic and anxiety throughout the country, the National Health Commission is drafting guidelines on psychological intervention for patients and medical workers. 

Leishenshan Hospital in the outbreak epicenter Wuhan was built swiftly after the outbreak. With 32 wards and 1,500 beds, the hospital treats patients with severe symptoms. Medical workers from across the country have come to the hospital to provide assistance.